justice

State

During Alabama visit, Secretary Haaland highlights efforts to advance equity and justice

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Alabama to explore how the Department of the Interior can help tell America’s story.

February 17, 2022

Opinion

The terrors of justice

In America, executive power is not absolute, and our rule of law requires that even emergency actions be reviewed.

Will Sellers

February 7, 2022

Opinion

The pandering MLK quotes are coming

The same people who spend all year tearing down everything King worked for will be sending out his quotes.

Josh Moon

January 17, 2022

DOJ opens investigation into Lowndes County wastewater issues

Lack of safe disposal has led to diseases and parasites, like hookworms, more commonly found in less developed countries.

Josh Moon

November 9, 2021

Opinion

Voting rights, culture wars and Lead Belly’s advice

"Instead of name-calling — which now passes for political dialogue — what about discussing the real problem?"

Bill Britt

April 7, 2021

Opinion

The mediocre coach is an outstanding coward

Tommy Tuberville is a coward. If he weren’t, he would debate U.S. Sen. Doug Jones. The problem with a debate, however, is that Tuberville has to know something about the Senate and government. All Tuberville, the once mediocre-at-best football coach at Auburn and other places, will do is the typical Republican response to anything Jones … Continued

Joey Kennedy

August 20, 2020

Opinion

It should be clear by now: Kaepernick was right

A lot of people owe Colin Kaepernick an apology. If nothing else, surely the last few weeks of horrible, horrible racial incidents have left even the most adamant Kap haters reconsidering their positions. Maybe, just maybe, they’re thinking the man has a point: That justice in this country isn’t color blind. And that the promises … Continued

Josh Moon

May 27, 2020

Opinion

And justice is served…

On Friday, April 10, 2020, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld Mike Hubbard’s conviction on six counts of felony ethics violations. It was not a complete victory, but justice was served. And even though the Court looked craven and reluctant in its ruling, it did, in fact, acknowledge Hubbard’s guilt and also maintained his sentence. He … Continued

Bill Britt

April 13, 2020

McCutcheon says Hubbard ruling made it clear: ethics law has flaws

Friday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R – Monrovia, issued a statement following the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling affirming five of the convictions of former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn. “The Supreme Court’s ruling has made it clear that our ethics law has flaws that must be addressed,” said McCutcheon. “Our task … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 13, 2020

Opinion

“Just Mercy” and Justice do not exist in Alabama

The chance of there being “just mercy” for Nathaniel Woods—facing lethal injection on March 5 for the killing of three Birmingham police officers—is as good as the chance Alabama will ever reform its dismal, no-justice-to-be-found-anywhere legal system; it ain’t gonna happen. A Hollywood movie and best-selling book about a legendary lawyer getting an innocent man … Continued

Stephen Cooper

February 17, 2020